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Uc Press: Workin' Man Blues
This site, from the University of California Press, offers a description of Gerald Haslam's book about country music in California called "Workin' Man Blues." The site also offers a bit of information about Haslam's life and other works.
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Hemingway: Sharks and "Old Man and the Sea"
Read the excerpt from the text that details Santiago's encounter with sharks. No additional information is given. Part of a larger site about sharks in literature.
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Zvi Har El: Jules Vern Collection
This collection includes a biography, a complete bibliography, pictures of Jules Verne stamps, scholarly articles, a chronology and a Jules Verne virtual library.
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Timeless Hemingway
Lots of information on Ernest Hemingway's life and works can be found on this site, including biographical details, pictures, quotes, and a Hemingway FAQ.
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Doubting Hall: The Novels of Evelyn Waugh
Take a quick tour of several of Waugh's novels. The site provides the opening lines of the books, the setting, and a brief synopsis. Included are such works as "Decline and Fall," Black Mischief," and "The Loved Ones."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotations of Samuel Butler
This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: The Drawing of the Three
Stephen King's fantasy series is introduced here, along with discussion questions and biographical information.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I
This reading guide provides discussion questions, biographical information about King, and explanatory introduction to the Dark Tower novels.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: The Heart of the Matter
The spiritual crisis at the heart of this novel is described in its cricial introdcution, followed by biographical information on the author, and a number of disucssion questions.
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Penguin: Reading Guide: Wizard and Glass
A general introduction to the series, a specific introduction to the novel, biographical information and discussion questions about the novel are all offered at this publisher's site.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
This generous biographical note about the British novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and once the highest paid author in the world profiles his life and such novels as Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge.
Emory University
Emory University: Assia Djebar
Site designed at Emory University. Features a biography and bibliography of Assia Djebar.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Alice Walker
Biographical information on American writer Alice Walker whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of African-American culture. Her novels, most notably The Color Purple (1982), focus particularly on...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969
This site from The Nobel Foundation features a comprehensive presentation of Beckett, including curriculum vitae, photo, prize presentation, Nobel diploma, and links.
University of Virginia
Uva: Photograph of Charles Dodgson by Oscar Rejlander
This University of Virginia site provides a photograph of Carroll Lewis (Charles Dodgson).
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Ian Fleming Foundation
The site, which focuses on the vehicles used in the James Bond movies, includes an image of each book's cover, along with publishing information and movie info.
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Encarta: Biography of Thomas Mann
Provides a short background on German novelist/essayist Thomas Mann.